Emoji Elephant
Bionics + Origami Arduino + Machine
Emoji elephant is a mechanical toy made for the children who are around 10 years old. Since it consists of 3 parts, origami, Arduino and machine structure, it equips children with a preliminary understanding of the mechanics, sensors, and code while doing the production on their own. What’s more，chilren can interact with the emoji elephant and DIY its movements.
Client
School Project
Duration
2 Months
Team
Wenjing Zhang
Role
Origami Design, Graphic Design
Mechanic Design, Coding
Origami Designing Process
Original
Version 1.0
Version 2.0
Version 3.0
Emoji Designing Process
The rotation point revolves around the center of rotation, reaching Positon 1, Position 2 and Position 3. At different positions, the origami elephant shows different emoji faces.
Mechanical Structure
a. Origami elephant
b. Outer uphodler 1
c. Outer uphodler 2
d. Outer uphodler 3 * 2
e. Inner upholder 1
f. Inner upholder 2
g. Inner upholder 3
h. Wheel gear *2
i. Long Screw (12mm) * 2
j. WG (Wheel gears) ’s supportor 1 k. WG ’s supportor 2
l. WG ’s supportor 3
m. WG ’s supportor 4
n. WG ’s supportor 5
o. Long spindle
p. Stepper
q. Arduino board
r. Bread board
s. Stick * 2
Wire Arrangement & Code
